California, Illinois, and Other States Adopt New Employee Business Expense Reimbursement Provisions
Starting in 2019, Illinois will join California, New York, Washington D.C. Montana, Massachusetts, Iowa and Pennsylvania in enacting legal provisions requiring employers to reimburse business-related expenses. The change results from an amendment to the Illinois Wage...
Humor in the Workplace: What Managers Should Know
When in a work environment, it can be easy to rely on humor to create and maintain working relationships with your employees. While certain environments will permit humor more than others, it’s critical that a company’s leadership team has a firm handle on what is and...
Employers Beware! NLRB Issues New Standards for Joint Employers
Within the past month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has initiated a shift in its philosophy on what constitutes a joint employer relationship. Until now, the NLRB’s standard for joint-employer status was for an entity to exert actual direct control over...
A Brief History of the Department of Labor
America’s first step toward creating the Department of Labor as we know it today took place in 1884 with the passage of Bureau of Labor Act. That law created the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to gather data on labor and employment in the country; BLS still exists...
Cross-Pollination: Are the Strategy Sessions Worth the Breakthrough?
Cross-pollination in office environments is tempting. All the possible ideas the company could create as one cohesive whole is enticing. It’s not that easy, however. Take a look into this article to see whether you want to do so or not. There are a few things you need...
City Council Bans Employers from Inquiring About Prior Pay
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed into law on Monday, January 23, 2017 a bill that would make it an unlawful employment practice for employers to ask job applicants about prior pay.
3 Reasons Why Unionization Can Be Helpful to an Employer
Happiness. Growth. Fulfillment. These three words describe what every employee is looking for in a job. With the enactment of the NLRA in 1935, laborers have been properly represented and vouched for by unions in a way that keeps their best interest in mind....
Unions From the NFL to Screen Actor’s Guild and More
No matter the profession, unions are an integral part of the American workforce.
Announcing the New King of the Valley Jesters: Stephen Koppekin
The Valley Jesters has appointed me as the new King (Chairman of the Board). I have appointed Harvey Turell as the Crown Prince, the second in command. The Valley Jesters, composed of seventy-two members at any given time, is made up of men who enjoy philanthropy,...